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[[preprinted]] UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM
UNDER DIRECTION OF
THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
WASHINGTON
[[/preprinted]]

In the matter of [[strikethrough]] language [[/strikethrough]] religion, there is not [[strikethrough]] as [[/strikethrough]] much to rely upon, but there is no opportunity in a museum to make collections along such lines.

It is the curators purpose to work out comprehensively and comparatively the American arts, in such a study it is necessary to develop.

1. The physiographic basis of the aboriginal industries.

2. The species in the three kingdoms that lent their aid. Enlarging on the Director's idea of an animal product collection, it is purposed to work